Pentasomy 8 in acute monoblastic leukemia

Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 2000 Mar;117(2):146-8. doi: 10.1016/s0165-4608(99)00164-8.

Abstract

We report a case of pentasomy of chromosome 8 in 30-year-old man with de novo acute monoblastic leukemia (FAB AML M5a).

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aneuploidy*
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8*
  • Humans
  • In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
  • Karyotyping
  • Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute / genetics*
  • Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute / therapy
  • Male